Rank #3,255Updated November 10, 2026
iol.co.za
IOL | Breaking News, Business, Sports & Lifestyle from South Africa
The site runs on Next.js, React, Google Ad Manager and 7 other technologies. Its email security grade is C. Its SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services and is valid for 87 more days.
- Domain age
- —
- Technologies
- 10
- Email security
- C
- SSL days left
- 87
DNS records
| Type | Value | TTL |
|---|---|---|
| A | 104.20.43.164 | 300 |
| A | 172.66.168.156 | 300 |
| MX | aspmx.l.google.com 1 | 300 |
| MX | alt3.aspmx.l.google.com 10 | 300 |
| MX | alt4.aspmx.l.google.com 10 | 300 |
| MX | iol.co.za.s200a1.psmtp.com 10 | 300 |
| MX | iol.co.za.s200a2.psmtp.com 20 | 300 |
| MX | iol.co.za.s200b1.psmtp.com 30 | 300 |
| MX | iol.co.za.s200b2.psmtp.com 40 | 300 |
| MX | alt1.aspmx.l.google.com 5 | 300 |
| MX | alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 5 | 300 |
| NS | coco.ns.cloudflare.com | 86400 |
| NS | pete.ns.cloudflare.com | 86400 |
| CAA | issue 0 comodoca.com | 3600 |
| CAA | issue 0 digicert.com; cansignhttpexchanges=yes | 3600 |
| CAA | issue 0 letsencrypt.org | 3600 |
| CAA | issue 0 pki.goog; cansignhttpexchanges=yes | 3600 |
| CAA | issue 0 ssl.com | 3600 |
| CAA | issuewild 0 comodoca.com | 3600 |
| CAA | issuewild 0 digicert.com; cansignhttpexchanges=yes | 3600 |
| CAA | issuewild 0 letsencrypt.org | 3600 |
| CAA | issuewild 0 pki.goog; cansignhttpexchanges=yes | 3600 |
| CAA | issuewild 0 ssl.com | 3600 |
| TXT | amazonses:7WSf2uNTjwXlLSMt2s+GFAFT0emPbstAGHYc/ghMMYI= | 300 |
| TXT | globalsign-domain-verification=CCF50F5A6FD72197F3F034260BF6E4A1 | 300 |
| TXT | google-site-verification=iQCzO2whcLNU6_F3xi1Dck7JMALz7869mBLTQf08wJo | 300 |
| TXT | google-site-verification=ttxwqtvld4Cx3sAO1_v-DCg7k7ArhMMPQVx3eVvv2z0 | 300 |
| TXT | v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all | 300 |
| AAAA | 2606:4700:10::ac42:a89c | 300 |
| AAAA | 2606:4700:10::6814:2ba4 | 300 |
Technology stack
Advertising
Analytics
CDN
JavaScript library
Performance
Programming language
Tag manager
Analytics and advertising IDs
google_tag_manager:GTM-TSH7V7SSL certificate
| Valid | Valid |
|---|---|
| Issuer | US, WE1, Google Trust Services |
| Expires | February 5, 2027 |
| Days remaining | 87 |
| Protocol | TLSv1.3 |
| Names | iol.co.za, local-government-elections-2026.iol.co.za, *.local-government-elections-2026.iol.co.za |
Email security
CScore 77/100 across SPF, DMARC, DKIM, MTA-STS and BIMI.
- warnNo MTA-STS: mail sent to you can be downgraded to an unencrypted connection.
- warnNo TLS-RPT record, so you won't hear about failed encrypted deliveries.
- warnNo BIMI record (optional: shows your logo next to your emails in supporting inboxes).
- goodSPF record found.
- goodSPF ends with ~all: servers you have not listed are marked as suspicious (soft fail).
- goodDMARC policy is quarantine: failing mail goes to spam. Move to p=reject for full protection.
- goodDMARC aggregate reports are sent to mailto:[email protected].
- goodDKIM keys found (selector: google, k2).
- good9 MX record(s) found. Mail is handled by Google Workspace.
Homepage metadata
| Title | IOL | Breaking News, Business, Sports & Lifestyle from South Africa |
|---|---|
| Description | Stay informed with IOL your trusted news outlet covering stories in South Africa: politics, crime, business, tech, culture, sports, lifestyle & more |
| Language | en |
| Canonical | https://iol.co.za/ |
| Structured data | Organization, WebSite, BreadcrumbList |
| Indexable | Yes |
| Word count | 1506 |
About iol.co.za
What technology does iol.co.za use?
We detected 10 technologies on iol.co.za, including Google Ad Manager, Taboola, Cloudflare Web Analytics, Cloudflare, Next.js, React.
Does iol.co.za protect its email with SPF and DMARC?
iol.co.za scores 77/100 (grade C) for email security. No MTA-STS: mail sent to you can be downgraded to an unencrypted connection. No TLS-RPT record, so you won't hear about failed encrypted deliveries.
What are the name servers of iol.co.za?
iol.co.za uses coco.ns.cloudflare.com, pete.ns.cloudflare.com.